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The idea behind Zipcar (and what comes next)

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Robin Chase |

TED2007

• March 2007

Robin Chase founded Zipcar, the world’s biggest car-sharing business. That was one of her smaller ideas. Here she travels much farther, contemplating road-pricing schemes that will shake up our driving habits and a mesh network vast as the Interstate.

Robin Chase founded Zipcar, the world’s biggest car-sharing business. That was one of her smaller ideas. Here she travels much farther, contemplating road-pricing schemes that will shake up our driving habits and a mesh network vast as the Interstate.

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Transport networker

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With Zipcar, Robin Chase introduced car-crazy America to the concept of non-ownership. Now she's flipping that model with Buzzcar, which lets you rent your own auto to your neighbors.

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Since the Talk: Why we need more sharing platforms

Robin Chase explains why she thinks cars should be wi-fi hotspots — and why she is still an evangelist for sharing platforms and mesh networks.

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